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TN SJR0706
Joint Resolution
Status
3/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Todd Gardenhire
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AI Summary
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Honors Junior Lee Hankins for his 44-year tenure as Bledsoe County commissioner, making him the longest-serving in county history and one of the longest-serving in Tennessee
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Recognizes his career as a lifelong farmer maintaining beef and dairy herds, plus work as a coal miner, logger, sawmill operator, service station operator, school bus driver, and heavy equipment operator
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Notes his 2022 Bledsoe County Republican of the Year award and his bipartisan reputation for cooperation
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Acknowledges his 68-year marriage to Shirley Johnson Hankins, four children, and multiple generations of grandchildren
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Recognizes his service as a deacon at Winesap Free Will Baptist Church and membership in First Families of Bledsoe County and First Families of Tennessee
Legislative Description
A RESOLUTION to honor Junior Lee Hankins, the longest-serving county commissioner in Bledsoe County history.
Memorials, Recognition
Last Action
Transmitted to Governor for action.
3/6/2026